Re: Education sector most affected by malware

["Bradley, Stephen W. Mr." <bradlesw () MUOHIO EDU>]

Been on the list a short 5.5 years and they have been trolling the whole time I have been on here.





Stephen Bradley
bradlesw () muohio edu

On Oct 7, 2010, at 11:48 AM, "Flynn, Gary - flynngn" <flynngn () JMU EDU> wrote:

> Given that the archives are public information, there should be no
> expectation of privacy on this list.
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> http://listserv.educause.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=SECURITY
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gina Mieszczak <gmieszcz () IIT EDU>
> Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
> Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 10:42:39 -0500
> To: <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Education sector most affected by malware
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> > I believed that that was what this list was for - to share information
> > among the Universities.  If vendors are trolling the list, I'd like to
> > know
> > before I posted any information.  If that's the case, I'd rather contact
> > people off list and go that route.
> >
> > Is anyone aware of this sort of activity?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Gina
> >
> >
> > Gina Mieszczak
> > Network Security Administrator
> > Email: gmieszcz () iit edu
> > Phone: 312.567.3879
> > Fax: 312.567.5968
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> > [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of DiGrazia, Mick A
> > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 10:29 AM
> > To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Education sector most affected by malware
> >
> > I wanted to just caution the group that after sending this email I
> > received
> > a sales attempt from Blue Coat referencing my email, wanting to discuss
> > how
> > to prevent "such malware" at our institution.
> >
> > I clearly sent the message to provoke discussion not as a cry for help
> > from
> > vendors anxious to make a large sale. I thought this list was for higher
> > education InfoSec professionals but learned that this may not be the
> > case. 
> >
> > While Blue Coat will never receive my business based on their questionable
> > tactics, I wanted to make the group aware that this list may not be the
> > best
> > place to be sharing information pertinent to your organization; unless, of
> > course you feel that this type of use (and perhaps other, more insidious
> > uses) of this list are okay.
> >
> > If Blue Coat is trolling the list for sales opportunities, I'd question
> > who
> > else has access to this list and harvesting information.
> >
> >
> > Mick A. DiGrazia
> > University of Connecticut
> > Information Technology Services
> > (860) 486-1336
> > mick.digrazia () uconn edu
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DiGrazia, Mick A
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:16 AM
> > To: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> > Subject: Education sector most affected by malware
> >
> > Education owns 44% of malware infections by industry
> >
> > http://www.scmagazineus.com/education-sector-most-affected-by-malware/arti
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> > e/180337/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SCMag
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> > ineHome+%28SC+Magazine%29
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> >
> > Mick A. DiGrazia
> > University of Connecticut
> > Information Technology Services
> > (860) 486-1336
> > mick.digrazia () uconn edu
>
>
> -- 
> Gary Flynn
>
> Security Engineer
> James Madison University